Chapter 2: Family
“Gather the clothing
and the small crowns from the upper level,” announced King Omni the next day. It
was seven moons before Summers Eve, bright and beautiful. “Bring the tents
waiting in the stables. Get ready to travel. Guards! Cooks! Guides! Servants!
Orfa, bring a new scroll. Today is the day!”
Luca
heard this while finishing his breakfast in the dining hall. When he entered
the foyer, he saw servants rustling about, carrying blankets, clothes, and
other items out the castle doors.
“A
day for what?”Asked Luca, puzzled.
“The day of family and celebration!”
King Omni called back to the dragon as he departed from the open castle doors.
The King was dressed in his finest red cloak,
his purple reception tunic with the crest in the upper left hand corner, and
black silk pants tucked into shiny bright black tall boots.
“Come, Luca. Most of the castle
staff is coming with us to do something special,” said Orfa the scribe as she
headed out the door.
“What are we doing that is so
special?” Luca asked as he followed her out. He had noticed the King wearing
his finest and Orfa too seemed to be dressed more formally than usual.
The King
was standing on the top step with his arms crossed, looking out over a forming
procession.
“We are on a quest to create my family!” said
the King with a gleam in his eye and a bright smile on his face. “We are all taking
a trip far to the south, to the shores of Downington Ocean.”
“All this is for family?” asked the
dragon, cocking his head to one side.
King Omni did not hear the question, for he
was descending the stairs.
Luca stood pondering this for a moment until
several guards and servants passed him down the staircase. Then he looked up.
Luca’s eyes opened wide, seeing how large the parade had become. He saw King Omni
heading straight to his horse, which was being held by a groom. The King easily
swung up on the horse’s back.
“Now you will see what you will be helping me
with, Luca,” the King said on his prancing horse.
Orfa, and a few others who had come
out of the castle before Luca, were either climbing on horses or ascending into
carriages. Before Orfa climbed on her horse, King Omni called her and said,
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